Day 1 is here
Day 2 is here
Day 3 was an early start, queuing at the camp gate at 5:30 to be on the road at sunrise, exploring the area north of Satara, towards Olifants camp.
This turned out to be the day on which we found Wild dogs, after a long search, despite having been informed of their exact location. We eventually found them late morning, resting in deep shade among the trees, very hard to spot. As a result this was not an ideal photographic opportunity, but managed to take a few pics, just to document that we had seen them.
Much of the morning and later also the late afternoon was spent trying to photograph birds in flight, with limited success.
First, a pair of Fish Eagles at the viewing site at Olifants rest camp
Several attempts at Lilac Breasted Rollers (Troupant)
White-browed Coucal (Vleiloerie)
Southern Ground Hornbill
During the course of the day, we also saw quit a few elephants, a hyena, Kori Bustard, Red crested korhaan, Waterbuck, kudu
and a bit frustratingly, given my dislike of baboons, probably my best photo of the day, a troupe of baboons in a tree at Olifants bridge.
We also managed to get a family portrait of some lions in the grass,
saw some elephants crossing the Olifants river
and played around with some landscape and sunset/sunburst photos.
We ended the day with some venison sausage and chicken kebabs on the braai.
Etienne's Camera 